The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-06-21
SAM HOUSTON'S IDEAS.
views orthc Father of Texas on
>umptuurj Laws.
Sentiments winch the People should
pause and consider.


ton had o.ned tie sou- oftempcral 60
callcl upon him in eastern 'cxa-, on
I-way home from congress. and re.
quc-ted him to bestow his influence
and aid to secure the enactment of a
SUNDAY and prohibition law The
following Is his reply, as taken from
the biography OF this great mau, now
in press and to be- issued in few
dag- hy Judgc WIN. Levi:
agree with you that any unuec-
cssary .amu-cmcnt thu is calculated
to di-turband annoy persons engaged
in religious worship On the christian
sabbath is wrong ana ceusurab,c
such a- horse racing gambling OF all
devices and INDUCING In social class
in public
you request me TO use my influence
and cNcriIons. such ~ Possess. 90
induce the legislature TO onact "A law
10 effect the suppression OF the same.
understand by tia, you desire thc
sw masking power to declare it -
pcns Oilcn-c for persons 10 perform
certain act- ON - particular day
In reply, hold nd maintain that
10 b. far lci'cr to- cndur. and suffer
irow the iu, of even great evil than
o. NIY At,. in H., lct-t. vi al primo
pie of ciyil aud religious liberty.
When Is rlut-A -k fou to S".d one
It O Your liberty. und you consent
thereto. ii i- tnr tr-i link forged 10
thc ..Au lIu SSH eventual. hoid
y.u 20 h.ultg'.
] Iri-h. ,Hnt noble race SD prolific
90 brave Wurrior- grand s'ttcrucn
aud brilliant ,. tor- whose deeds OF
bravery have immorA.iIcd ever,
battlefield over which waved thc
British flag, permitted the Eugu,n
.ord- 10 be- centuries ia forging their
icttcr- inch by inch. here "A little and
'hcrc 70 littlc, until to-day they nre in
Aclpl,-s bondage.
The time To resist thr cncroach-
uents of tyranny is at the iucipicnt
stage thereof The constitution OF
the | uitcd states SAYS "Conpress
shall nuke no law respecting tho es-
tablisnmcnt Of rcli giou, or prohibit
ing the free use thereof" our state
say. "Muisters of the
gospel beng by their profes sion dedl-
Gated to God, and the care of souls.
ought not to be diverted from the
great duties of their functions; there
fore no minister of the gospel or priest
OF any denomination whatever shall
be eligible tu the Legislature
Inc clause in our state constitution
lust quoted. di,iranchi-iug cergymon.
| thuh is an ahrldgcWont OF rengiou.
Liberty Had | been member of the
constitutional convention should
not have given II my support It
'l'iateA tho very principles intended
10 protect, inasmuch ~ il recognize
the right TO control the free enjoy
ncnt OF religious pellet hy law The
men, many of them, that framed and
voted for II were smarting from the
ELECTS of tho tyrannical net of the
Mexican Catholic priesthood, which
was the caus", ! have no doubt that
inspire The enactment.
wish 20 be undcr-,o in my re
lllhl hN NhhA ! INV w l'TtlNllft
against the persons embracing the
Jatholic faith t@at would dcbar me
rom according to them tho same
rights due to any other denomination
Of Christians, or amy other religious
creed.
History tcachc, u that men COM
posing all denominations Of religious
iaith, when clothed with ecclcsia,,ics
and temporal power combined ha,
been 'yrants.
Now, any lqW made by n. law.
making power of the state, intended
10 regulate % persons religious or
'iyll conduct 90 sunday, is in yiola.
iion oi The -pirlt Of the constitution
1i the / nitrd states, II not the letter
J hat clause Was placed there by wise
men; hy men who had been careful,
students OF history They determined
.hai thcir beloved country should not